Saturn IB

Skylab 4

National Aeronautics and Space Administration launch of a
Saturn IB Rocket

National Aeronautics and Space Administration was scheduled to launch a Saturn IB rocket as part of the
Skylab 4 mission. The launch window for the Human Exploration mission was on Fri, Nov 16th, 1973, 9:01 AM EST from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL. The status of the launch was Success.
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Mission

Skylab 4

Skylab 4 (also known as SL-4 or SLM-3) was the third and the last crewed mission to the first US orbital space station Skylab. The mission began on November 16, 1973, 14:01:23 UTC with the launch of a three-person crew. Crew members were the Commander Gerald P. Carr, Science Pilot Edward G. Gibson and William R. Pogue. During their 83-day stay on the station, crew performed Earth and solar observations. The mission ended successfully with the splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on February 8, 1974, 15:16:53 UTC.